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The value of water in Bolivia: An economic resource or a human right?

The value of water in Bolivia: An economic resource or a human right?

Authors :
Enrique Castañón Ballivián
Source :
Enrique Castañón Ballivián
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
La Paz: Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), 2010.

Abstract

After the 2000 Water-War, access to water in Bolivia has become a major social demand and thus a prime and contentious political issue. The event has revealed an overwhelming opposition to neo-liberal approaches to water management and has allowed the articulation of a new discourse that sees water not as an economic resource but as a human right. In this context, the paper reviews the two contrasting positions within the debate about whether or not water should be treated as an economic resource. In doing so, it presents the arguments underpinning each position which then allows the elaboration of some relevant conclusions.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Enrique Castañón Ballivián
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..7be787b09f16f3d5a54c29aff3896302